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December 2019

December 21, 2019

COP25 Climate Conference Disappointing; Churches React

Some Americans, including in my town in Southern Minnesota, who are not necessarily climate-change deniers,...

December 19, 2019

A Mass for Carlos Ortega and the Second Beatitude: Is There Comfort, in This World or the Next?

I wrote the Prayers of the Faithful for the Mass of Resurrection for my son-in-law...

December 14, 2019

Thomas Merton, Monk in and for Troubled Times

I first met Thomas Merton in his early book Seeds of Contemplation. I was a...

December 09, 2019

St. Martin de Porres, 1579-1639, Patron of Hairdressers and Race Relations

Around August every year migrant workers of Mexican descent find work in Wisconsin cherry orchards....

December 08, 2019

St. Ambrose, Reluctant Bishop of Milan

A provincial governor in fourth-century Italy, Ambrose was drafted to serve as bishop before he...

December 07, 2019

Offertory vs. Preparation of the Gifts: When does the Offering of the Mass happen?

The second main part of the Mass, the Liturgy of the Eucharist, begins with what...

December 06, 2019

Preeminent is Not the Same as Most Urgent

Ranking abortion and climate change The American bishops, meeting in Baltimore recently, decided not to...

December 01, 2019

Charles de Foucauld and “A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals”

Today is for beginnings. It’s the first day of Advent, which begins the Church’s liturgical...

November 2019

November 26, 2019

The Creed, Entering God’s Dangerous World

God is in the process of creating a new world in the midst of the...

November 13, 2019

The Creed, a Story Not an Essay

Between the Liturgy of the Word (see this post) and the next main part of...

November 08, 2019

Could this be the Most Anti-life Deed?

Trump begins withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement On June 1, 2017, Donald Trump announced that...

November 04, 2019

Liturgical Reform and This Series amid Contrary Views

You can tell from these posts on the Mass that I view the liturgical reform...

November 01, 2019

The Liturgy of the Word: More than Listening

The first of the two main parts of the Mass is a sharing of God’s...

October 2019

October 29, 2019

Introductory Rites: “Please, Stand for Some Important Work”

Imagine you are a visitor from space finding yourself in a Catholic church during Sunday...

October 26, 2019

The Mass — Is it still the Same?

If you’re a traditionalist Catholic looking at the modern Mass, you might think the liturgical...

October 22, 2019

If Not Women Priests, then Women Cardinals

Bad and better arguments for male-only priesthood, but no reason to keep women out of...

October 14, 2019

Ministries Appropriate to the Amazon and the First Territorial Synod

Austin Ivereigh, in a Commonweal article makes much of the fact that the Synod for...

October 11, 2019

Ezra and Nehemiah vs. Jonah and Ruth – Identity Wars Then and Now

For any group that wishes to stand apart from the rest, identity is a major...

October 08, 2019

The Amazon Synod Opening Day and Fighting Fires in Amazonia and within the Church

The Synod of Bishops for the Amazon opened Sunday with a Mass and a call...

October 04, 2019

Season of Creation Segues to Amazon Synod with Pope’s Tree Planting

The timing couldn’t have been better for me. Got up for morning prayer on the...

October 02, 2019

Priests: Through Holy Orders God’s Supports Us as We Do God’s Work

The sacrament of Holy Orders is not about a separate class of Christians whom God...

September 2019

September 27, 2019

How Holy Matrimony Saves Sex

I start with the romantic notion that sex means something; it’s not just physical pleasure....

September 25, 2019

Matrimony, a Very Long Sacrament

Celebrations of Grace: The Sacraments of the Catholic Church, Part 16 The sacrament of Matrimony...

September 24, 2019

You Can Kill the Prophets, but More Effective is to Shower Praise and Do Nothing

Greta Thunberg, young Swedish climate activist, has spoken in several venues since arriving on our...

September 19, 2019

Climate Week, Many Words, and (Maybe) Action Plans

A preaching that does not point out sin is not the preaching of the gospel....

September 16, 2019

“This Page Intentionally Left Blank” and More Superfluous Words on the Feast of St. John Chrysostom

St. John Chrysostom, the “Golden Mouth,” has September 13 for his feast day. Famous for...

September 13, 2019

Anointing of the Sick Celebrates Healing, Healers, and, Most of All, People who Want to be Healed

Celebrations of Grace: The Sacraments of the Catholic Church, Part 15 Sometimes death is just...

September 11, 2019

It’s Patriot Day. What Have We Learned from 9/11?

It’s Patriot Day, the anniversary of the most horrible attack on American soil since Pearl...

September 09, 2019

Reconciliation Happens, Against All Odds

Celebrations of Grace: The Sacraments of the Catholic Church, Part 14 We often think about...

September 06, 2019

Confirmation, Support for a Journey that isn’t Nearly Complete

Celebrations of Grace: The Sacraments of the Catholic Church, Part 13 It wasn’t easy to...

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